how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
one's house; one's home; one's family
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
report; notification; registration
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
scandal; deplorable event
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
recovery; undoing; recall
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to form a group; to form a bunch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned